Freedom of information

Under The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (the FOI Act) you have the right to know how public services like Healthcare Improvement Scotland are organised and run. This includes being able to find out how much they cost and how decisions have been made. You also have the right to know what services we provide, what our goals and targets are and how well we’re doing.

We want to make things simple and easy for you, so we’re committed to being as open as possible about these things. We aim to show what’s happening and to make sure that any information you need is easy to request and access.

As part of this, our Publication Scheme (made under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002), along with the Guide to Information is designed to help you find the information we publish, and the other information we hold.

A short animated guide setting out how freedom of information (FOI) rights can be used to access information from public authorities in Scotland - and what you can do if the information is refused. For more information visit: http://www.itspublicknowledge.info/.